Canada vs Denmark: Judicial Corruption Score
Canada
3.12
in 2025
Denmark
3.62
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
Denmark rank
2nd
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.62 against 3.12 in Canada, a difference of 0.5.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 185 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1.71 | 3.62 | 1.91 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.17 | 3.62 | 1.45 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 3.24 | 3.62 | 0.385 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 3.24 | 3.62 | 0.385 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 3.24 | 3.62 | 0.385 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.16 | 3.62 | 0.4654 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 3.62 | 0.644 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.12 | 3.62 | 0.501 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Canada or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 3.62 against 3.12 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Canada and Denmark?
- 0.5, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Canada ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.